Blog Post #4

Riddle Me This

When asking questions Andi Stix argued that the way a question is worded is very important. Something as small as asking "when" verses "why" can alter the direction a discussion is going. Open ended questions help students think harder about a subject. This is good for me because I am planning to teach history. Asking my students questions will help me not only teach them when something happened but also why and how it affects us in modern times. The Teaching Center showed me how to avoid asking simple questions that will serve no benefit to a class. Such as asking a question that has an answer in it. If I am asking simple minded questions my students are not learning anything affectively and I am not learning anything about the way they think.

Blog Post #3



Peer Editing is a very important concept in school. From elementary to college students write and edit multitudes of papers. The importance of having proper etiquette while peer-editing is crucial in a students academic career. During the early years of school, like elementary, being kind and positive are important because younger students are more sensitive about their writing. The process showed in Professor Adriana Zardini power point is good for the elementary and middle school levels, but the later education years like high school and college should have a more direct approach to editing. Students should be more direct and focus more on the context and telling students when they have made a mistake without beating around the bush or sugar coating it. I looked up other peer editing blog post and found Mr.Varnell's blog. It is better suited for our level of peer-editing.